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Prairie Farms, Gateway Baptist and First Baptist distribute free dairy products on the square

By Jeff Ireland on June 30, 2020

[metaslider id=5911] The temperature hit 90 degrees Monday afternoon in Covington, but hundreds of people lined up on the square to receive a gift box that helped them cool off. Prairie Farms teamed up with Gateway Baptist Church to distribute 480 boxes of diary products. Each box contained two gallons of white milk, two pints of chocolate milk, two pints of strawberry milk, … [Read more...] about Prairie Farms, Gateway Baptist and First Baptist distribute free dairy products on the square

‘This is their safety net’: Local churches canceling services to contain coronavirus

By Jeff Ireland on March 24, 2020

From the largest churches in Tipton County to the smallest, things are going to be quite different for a while as local houses of worship stop congregating for the foreseeable future to try to contain the spread of coronavirus. The leaders at Covington Church of Christ grappled with the decision to halt services last week before ultimately deciding to do so. An online sermon … [Read more...] about ‘This is their safety net’: Local churches canceling services to contain coronavirus

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